United Kingdom, Feb. 27 -- George Takei has been forced to give up running at the age of 88 after having surgery on his foot.

The Star Trek veteran is a keen long distance runner but gave up running marathons after completing a final race in London in 1991 and he's now admitted getting older has forced him to reevaluate his exercise regime as he's currently recovering from an operation.

He told the Guardian newspaper: "I believe in discipline. I do want to - as we say - live long and prosper ... I was a marathoner. I started in my 40s, my husband, Brad, trained me, and I've done six in total.

"The last was the London marathon in 1991. London's one of my favourite cities. You have to run over cobbles, so it was horrible on the ankles. I...